centrum

English Thesaurus

1. the main body of a vertebra (noun.body)

hypernym	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)

part holonym	:	haemal arch, hemal arch,
definition	:	a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels (noun.body)

part holonym	:	neural arch, vertebral arch,
definition	:	a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord (noun.body)

part meronym	:	vertebra,
definition	:	one of the bony segments of the spinal column (noun.body)